The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-09-08
THE DURHAM RAILROAD.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting Tues
eay Night.


A very large ard decidedly enthusi-
RStic railroad meeting was held at the
courthouse Tuesday night. Maj. Winder
was present and addressed the audience
by invitation. lie stated that the ruad was
certainly going TO be built from Durham
to some point on the Raleigh & CASTOR rail-
road. Speaking for hiIiself alone, Mai.
! Winder said it was his preference to come
TO Henderson, and gave his reasons there
for. but he said the road could be built at
much less cost by gning to some other
point, say Franklinten, and his associates
were inclined to such a route. bit 1t had
finally been decided to submit the matter
to vote of the people az Henderson and IL
they would subscribe the amount of $4,000
to the capital stock of the Durham Il
Northern railroad it would be brought
here. The speaker explained many i'm
.portant points in connection with the mat
ter, answering in an open, candid manner
all questions bearing upon the subject that
were put to him. lie said there was no
question about the road being built TO tap
the Raleigh 4 CASTOR railroad somewhere;
that free labor would be used I'm the con-
struction of the line; and demonstrated
how the laboring classes would he bene-
fitted by the new road lie explained how
the bonds Were to be taken by the company
in exchange for stock i'm the road Mt par
value, showing that Henderson and Dur
ham would be partners in the road just i'm
proportion as the amount of stock owned
by them stands In relation 10 the total
amount Of capital stock. The bonds are to
run forty years. the interest alone being
all we would have to pay In the mean
, time, while the dividends declared Ivy the
road, and the taxes receivable from the
, same, Ot being subject to taxation just rs
, any other property in the county,, would
be almost enough to meet this expense
Maj. Winder's remarks were plain and to
the point, full and fair exposition of the
, matter, and doubtless did great good In
, the way Of producing more intelligent
, understanding of the situation.
Mr.. John Devereux of Raleigh In re-
Spouse to calls made a speech in which he
set forth the advantages Of having the road
come to Henderson ana the necessity Of
{ voting the subscription to the capital stock.
r He said he believed the people OF llender-
son were too wide-awake to their interests
T not to see this, and he knew they were too
, intelligent for him to assume to tell them
; what to do in the matter. Ills remarks
were pointed and timely, characteristic Of
, the clear thinker and forcible speaker that
, he il.
{ Enthusiastic addresses were made by
Messrs. Samuel Watkins and ID. Y. Cooper.
They expressed themselves rs heartily In
| fox, of nd tt,a t,oct -
D ons why they are. Both gentlemen are
among the largest property owners and
} heaviest tax payers Of the town, and they
3 are among the strongest railroad men.
They realize that Henderson would be-
2 damaged il the road should go elsewhere,
| and know how 1t would he benefited by
. having II to come here, and they are will
: ling to be taxed for that purpose.
, Plummer Cheatisam, one Of our most in
1 telligent colured citizens, expressed him
I self as in sympathy with every scheme
. that tends to the upbuilding of Henderson
G and Vance county, and the welfare Of his
e race, and said he was in favor Of the road
n and would heartily support the subscrip-
Y ton. lie was much pleased with the re-
! marks of Maj Winder, had been more en-
III
\ said, and believed the building of the road
i would greatly benefit the laborng classes,
and when he spoke of them he had special
4 reference to his own race.
Henry Young, the colored Tailor, made
: one Of his Characteristic speeches In which
e lie declared for the railroad in the most
. emphatic terms. 1t was full Of sense and
1 humor and kept the house almost in a con-
:, tinuous roar Of laughter. Henry said he
s never got scared at the talk about taxes lac
/ had about as much as any Of the negroes,
e and that was nothing but his health he
e had paid his taxes and his health was good
l. They said when Vance county was estab-
+ lished the taxes would ruin everybody.
but it hadn't. The tax had been paid, and
r speaking his race, "da didn't know when
da done it-ef da have" lie wanted the
i railroad to come TO Henderson he believed
e It would give employment TO more labor,
Is and give him less to do Gearing for the
s prisoners In the county jail). He said the
d great trouble with too many negroes now
n is that they cannot get work, and they go
n and get something else-and next thing
they &c: in Jail. lie advised the colored
:, people TO vote for the railroad as a means
,e Of helping the workingman.
Haywood Reavis, coiored, was called on
il to express himself on the subject, but was
it nen-committal. lie had not given the
.e matter sufficient thought TO be able To
e. adrise his friends intelligently(?)-he did
not want to make any mistake. and must
go cautiOusIy-therefOr he was rot pre-
= pared Just then to say what was best for
T. them to do" Haywood very plainly
d showed that he had not been enlightened
l. In manner TO give him an intelligent I'M
Iy Outstanding Of the question Of whether the
y subscription ought to be voted, il he has
ne that il ought not.
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